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“The Devil’s Wife remembers the good times.” A Poem by Patricia Spears Jones

“The Devil’s Wife remembers the good times.” A Poem by Patricia Spears Jones

From the Collection The Devil’s Wife Considers

By Patricia Spears Jones | January 5, 2026

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Zohran Mamdani Understands the Precarity of Middle Class American Life

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Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026

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A Timeless Portrait of Black Life: James Baldwin on Louise Meriwether’s <em>Daddy Was a Number Runner</em>

A Timeless Portrait of Black Life: James Baldwin on Louise Meriwether’s Daddy Was a Number Runner

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